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  • Well, the very next day after Buster's impertinence to his mother a worker called Peevish Peggy stopped and spoke to him as he sat on a clover-head.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee Arthur Scott Bailey 1913

  • Peevish, I paraphrased Pasternak: In Poughkeepsie, police busting non-peeing Black Panthers create pandemonium only a poltergeist could love.

    Puritanical Peeing Walter Bjorkman 2011

  • Peevish and reactionary, yes, that's what I'd say too.

    Very Good, but Very Mysterious Fresca 2010

  • Peevish words were flung like gravel; lengthy silences hung in the air.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Peevish words were flung like gravel; lengthy silences hung in the air.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Peevish words were flung like gravel; lengthy silences hung in the air.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Peevish words were flung like gravel; lengthy silences hung in the air.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • Peevish remarks aside, thanks for answering my question.

    Current Events in Steampunk Editorial Anonymous 2009

  • Peevish: A slightly surly (and huge-headed) Alan Rickman ordered himself two drinks before sitting down for a chat at the Delta 360 Lounge.

    Darrell Hartman: Sundance: The Celebrity Mood Map 2008

  • This comes from Collective Sigh, who got it from Lab Kat, who got it from Peevish, who got it from Ratboy's Anvil, who ... well, you get the idea.

    November 2005 2005

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